Convening the Sierra – Fall 2026
September 25, 2026
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Join SBC at these Upcoming Events Across the Region
Across the Sierra Nevada, communities are turning ideas into action through new partnerships, local leadership, and strategic investment. From climate project incubation in the Truckee Tahoe region, to resilience planning in Western Nevada County, to shaping utility adaptation strategies across the Sierra, Sierra Business Council is helping connect people, resources, and opportunities that strengthen our region’s future. Explore a few recent updates and ways to get involved below.
The Climate Transformation Alliance (CTA) hosted the first-ever Project Incubator Workshop on April 10. Over 15 climate project ideas for the Truckee Tahoe region were workshopped by 45+ community members! CTA intends to host two Project Incubator Workshops in 2026, with another one planned for October. These workshops are intended to build capacity for climate projects by bringing partners, funding opportunities, and local expertise together. Read the Workshop recap here in this recent article in the Sierra Sun. To learn more about CTA, visit climatetransformationalliance.org.
SBC’s Sierra Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Partnership (Sierra CAMP) submitted a comment letter for CalEnviroScreen (CES 5.0), emphasizing climate hazards and the inclusion of extreme heat and drought as indicators. CES 5.0 is a mapping tool that identifies California communities disproportionately burdened by pollution and other environmental factors. Advocating for the inclusion of climate hazards will help ensure the Sierra Nevada and rural areas of the state are adequately represented.
Additionally, Sierra CAMP circulated a survey from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to provide feedback to shape the 2026 California Adaptation Planning Guide. It is critical that local and regional entities in the Sierra Nevada voice their experiences, challenges, and needs in climate resilience planning.
If you are interested in joining Sierra CAMP or want to learn more, please email eswalander@sierrabusiness.org.
SBC supported The Resilience Project of Western Nevada County Community Meeting on March 31st in Grass Valley by providing a California Draft Budget Update and sharing five upcoming funding opportunities scheduled for release in 2026. The Community Meeting was well-attended, with presentations from the Nevada Irrigation District and round-robin updates from local agencies, nonprofits, and organizations based in western Nevada County. The next Community Meeting is scheduled for June 30th from 4pm–6pm at the LOVE Building in Grass Valley. Sign up for The Resilience Project newsletters here to follow along.
SBC is partnering on PG&E’s Resilient Together Initiative to help inform PG&E’s CPUC-mandated climate adaptation vulnerability assessment.
PG&E wants to know the projects local governments are working on now to establish energy resilience and how PG&E can support, partner, and build informed policies to further local projects. If you work for a local government in the Sierra Nevada and PG&E provides electricity or natural gas within your jurisdiction, please fill out this survey by May 1st to provide feedback directly to PG&E from your local government perspective.
If you would like to take part in the survey as a residential PG&E customer, you may also share your perspective in the PG&E residential customer survey.
Join SBC at these Upcoming Events Across the Region
Two SNEW services that are often requested by Sierra Nevada public agencies are energy benchmarking (sometimes including AB 802 reporting for buildings
California’s 2026-27 legislative session wrapped up September 1 after a turbulent final week of negotiations over wildfire policy, funding, and the state budget. While a last-minute proposal on wildfire liability ultimately stalled, the Legislature did restore and increase funding for climate resilience through Proposition 4 and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)—a meaningful outcome for Sierra communities amid a challenging state budget year.
The final plan includes $329.5 million for wildfire and forest resilience through Prop 4 and $118 million for wildfire prevention through GGRF. While these investments are an improvement over the June budget, wildfire resilience funding remains near historic lows, with no clear plan for sustained investment in future years.
Read more about the final budget, Prop 4 and GGRF allocations, and what’s next for wildfire and climate resilience in the Sierra.